Fabulous Firsts

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Richard picked the First Sweet Corn this morning.

I don't know what it is about Firsts from the Garden.

They are the best.

They are deeply satisfying

even before they are eaten.

We planted the Seeds,

watched Plants grow,

tended Crop,

hoed and weeded,

were ever mindful of all the things

that interfere with the growing of Food.

Then,

a few weeks later,

the luscious Food is

right there in our hands,

on its way to Tummies.

Gratitude abounds.

While unseen by the dulled Human

for far too long before,

the Great Mystery

is sweetly visible

in the rhythm

of Daily Lives.

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Glinda Crawford, 2010

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